Ambassador Beyer | Washington Post
June 11, 2009 5:20 PM
President Obama appointed Don Beyer, a former Democratic lieutenant governor and a Northern Virginia car dealer, ambassador to Switzerland and the principality of Liechtenstein. Beyer was an early supporter...

Federal Workers Union Endorses Deeds | Washington Post
June 11, 2009 2:06 PM
From The Washington Post's Federal Eye blog: The American Federation of Government Employees has endorsed Democrat R. Creigh Deeds for Virginia governor, providing the state senator with a reliable stable...

Deeds Camp Headed to NoVa | Washington Post
June 11, 2009 10:31 AM
How important will Northern Virginia be in the upcoming general election for governor? Here's one indication: Creigh Deeds will soon be moving his campaign headquarters from Charlottesville to Northern...

Charter Schools: McDonnell, Deeds and the 2009 Campaign | VirginiaTomorrow
June 11, 2009 6:19 AM
One challenge in any campaign is to decide how to deal with issues that the other party traditionally “owns.”
All political consultants know that the public generally expects the Democrats...

Tony Lee: Assessing Deeds v. McDonnell | VirginiaTomorrow
June 10, 2009 9:49 PM
I’m writing a book on how Virginia is becoming the nation’s bellwether state. As NBC Political Director Chuck Todd frequently mentions and has written extensively about, all of the cross-tabs...

Virginia in a Hurry, 6-09-09 | VirginiaTomorrow
June 10, 2009 9:48 PM
Deeds and McDonnell Get Off to Fast Start
Governor’s Race a Rematch with Higher Stakes
Democratic Candidates Show Solidarity with Deeds
How Deeds Defied Expectations
Lack of Virginia Roots Doomed...

Four Primary Lessons | Washington Post
June 10, 2009 5:46 PM
After a day for digestion, we asked Mark J. Rozell, who has a good sense of Virginia, his takeaways so far from the Deeds blowout. Rozell is a professor of public policy at George Mason University, a certified...

Looking For Nuggets | Washington Post
June 10, 2009 4:58 PM
It was just 24 hours ago that the results of Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary began flooding in. The result came faster and was more definitive than nearly anyone expected. It feels like it's...

Democrats Get Unified | Washington Post
June 10, 2009 4:26 PM
Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds launched his general election campaign today at a solidarity rally with his two vanquished opponents and Gov. Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Terry...

Obama, Biden and McDonnell | Washington Post
June 10, 2009 3:42 PM
We told you a little earlier that newly minted Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds spoke briefly to President Barack Obama at around 11 this morning. It turns out both Obama and Vice President...

Late Hits | Washington Post
June 10, 2009 3:27 PM
Commentators sometimes talk about Creigh Deeds' soft-edged demeanor or even his drawl in a way that suggests doubt about whether he has the mettle to take down a more polished politician such as Bob McDonnell....